| Times are tough, the economy is still struggling, and | | | | moving forward is what your budget is. Do you have |
| housing market does not look like it will recover any | | | | $1,300 to have a new door purchased and installed? If |
| time soon. If you are considering selling your home, or | | | | you plan on selling your home soon you may want to |
| simply want to increase the value of your home, there | | | | as you will get that money back plus some when sold. |
| is something you can do to quickly help achieve your | | | | But if you plan on staying in the house awhile you may |
| goals. Buy a new garage door. | | | | not be able to justify that out of pocket expense at |
| Most likely the garage door is the last thing you would | | | | this time. |
| think of upgraded in your home, there are plenty of | | | | After setting your budget you need to think about |
| other things to do. But what you do not realize is that it | | | | what kind of material and features you want. Do you |
| is actually the first thing people notice when looking at | | | | want a steel door, or a wooden one? Are you looking |
| a home. You do it so naturally you do not even notice. | | | | for it to have windows, or to match the color of your |
| In fact, a study conducted with Realtors in 2006 | | | | siding? However you decide, make sure you see a |
| revealed compelling evidence that a new garage door | | | | mock photo of what your home would look like with |
| can immediately add value to a home. In the study, | | | | your new purchase so you can be certain you are |
| Realtors were shown two sets of pictures of homes. | | | | satisfied. Companies that sell garage doors in |
| The photos were identical except for one thing; the | | | | Birmingham, or just about anywhere, will have |
| garage door. In on photo it was new, and in the other it | | | | computer software to easily do this. Just ask. But |
| was standard. Without exception the homes that had | | | | regardless of what you ultimately decide on just make |
| the newer doors were assessed with a higher sale | | | | sure YOU are happy with it. |
| value than those that did not. | | | | You are looking for a nice looking exterior to your |
| Investing in a new door is not cheap, however. | | | | home that matches and blends. If the garage door |
| Installation of a new one can start in the low hundreds | | | | looks out of place it will be the first thing someone |
| and go as high as a few thousand. This depends on | | | | sees when they pull up to your home, and that most |
| the material used, the size, and the options and | | | | likely will not be a good thing when trying to sell your |
| features. The first thing you need to consider before | | | | home. |